Burnin' (Deluxe Edition) [Original recording remastered]

Bob Marley, The Wailers | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 28, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Island
• ASIN: B0002Y9T6U
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
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Bob Marley & The Wailers ' Burnin' [2 CD Deluxe Edition] '

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars nice, November 15, 2004

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R. Seepersaud (Toronto, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Burnin' (Deluxe Edition) (Audio CD)

I have the burnin album already, i bought this for the second live disc and i wasnt disappointed, I can honestly say that this is the best bob has ever sounded...the sound quality is A+ This concert (recorded in Leeds '73) sounded as if it could have been recorded yesterday and the performance is full of passion and tight. Ive rarely heard the Wailers sound better live musically than how they sound here, I couldnt ask for more. The quality of this is better (sonically) than the Roxy double disc and its truly a thrill to hear Bob and Peter Tosh playing and singing together, its been hard to take this one out of my cd player. Perhaps the more casual Bob fan might not be prepared to spend the amount of money for this, but most Bob fans would be thrilled.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Astonishing Classic, December 2, 2004

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Spencer Pennington (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Burnin' (Deluxe Edition) (Audio CD)

"Burnin'" was the last album by the Wailers as a collective group, afterwhich Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer left the group to pursue solo careers and Marley reformed his group, calling it "Bob Marley & the Wailers" in 1974. The album shows the original three at their best, balancing lead vocals on several songs between Bob Marley, Bunny Wailer, and Peter Tosh. The album not only serves to further reveal Bob's soon-to-be legendary work, but also to show the talent of Bunny Wailer with his lead vocals on songs like "Hallelujah Time" and "Pass It On".

The album also shows Tosh taking lead with Marley on "One Foundation" and alongside Marley on "Get Up, Stand Up". The album's biggest gem, however, was "I Shot the Sheriff," soon to be made a favorite in the U.S. and the U.K. by rock artist Eric Clapton on his 1974 "451 Ocean Boulevard" album.

The deluxe edition also features a concert from the tour in Leeds, U.K. just one week before the Wailers broke up. (Bunny, however, was already absent, having refused to tour outside of Jamaica once and for all earlier that year. His temporary replacement,the Wailers' old vocal coach, Joe Higgs was also absent, quitting the tour after they completed their shows in the U.S.) 1973's "Burnin'" shows the original Wailers at their very best before their breakup and is a timeless classic for music fans everywhere, I can guarentee it.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars if you don't own this you need to go buy it now, December 13, 2004

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wailerjeffro "jeffrodesiac" (b-town) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Burnin' (Deluxe Edition) (Audio CD)

This is the last album by the trio who started out as the Wailers. After this album tensions amoung the original Wailers (Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer)proved to be too much and they broke up. But this album released in 1973 was the Wailers greatest work. the trio prefectly compliment each other on the classic I Shot the Sheriff and the fine Get Up, Stand Up. On Burnin' unlike on Catch A Fire, each Wailer gets a few of their own songs performed even though Bob Marley still takes many of the lead vocals. Burnin' is mainly some of the band's older songs re-worked with some new tunes that are quite catchy. All the songs have excellent harmonies and phat instrumentation, and to no one's suprise, the Barrett brother lay down some great grooves. This album presents the Wailers at the peak of their powers. the second disc is unbelievable. The leeds show has been in circulation amoungst tape traders but not with the quality here. The leeds show is one of my favorite wailers shows, and is one of the last concerts marley played with tosh. It is well worth the money for this, and I would recommend this as a great introduction to the wailers sound, these 2 discs surpass legened by far.